Arts and Entertainment
Lust for a Deceased Head: Richard Strauss’s Salome at the Met Opera
By Albert Shen
Opera review for Salome at the Met
News
Stuyvesant Participatory Budgeting Results in New Lounge Chairs
By Anna Zheng, Ken Wakida, Mufei Yu, Rahul Kissoon
Stuyvesant students were able to vote to implement one of five proposals with the school’s $3,500 participatory budgeting funds—in the end, new lounge chairs for the library received the most votes.
Arts and Entertainment
Andor: Season Two—Welcome to the Rebellion
An review and analysis of the final six episodes of Andor
Arts and Entertainment
“A Century of The New Yorker”: The NYPL’s Love Letter to the Magazine
The New York Public Library’s exhibit “A Century of The New Yorker” honors the unique, distinctive style of The New Yorker while also giving viewers a clear understanding of the publication’s history.
News
The Price Point
By Brendan Tan
The Price Point is a series written by News Editor Brendan Tan, covering recent economic events and providing Stuyvesant students with an easy understanding of critical economics concepts that affect our day-to-day lives.
Features
The Torchbearer for All Things NHD: Mr. Moore
APUSH and AP European History teacher Mordecai Moore reflects on his favorite NHD projects and his admiration for Ulysses S. Grant
Features
What We Aren’t Taught: Mount Sinai’s SAVI Hosts Sexual Harassment Training at Stuyvesant
By Noa Salas
Speakers from Mount Sinai’s Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Program (SAVI) visited Stuyvesant to help teach students about sexual assault prevention and support, and to reflect on what can be improved at school.
Arts and Entertainment
How A Miku Who Can’t Sing Speaks Volumes
Colorful Stage! A Miku Who Can’t Sing hits the big screen, cementing itself as a milestone in Vocaloid history… but is it only for the fans?
Arts and Entertainment
Rot and Rain: A Season of Decay in The Last of Us
By Sama Daga
The Last of Us Season Two is a bold, brutal dive into grief and revenge that trades comfort for raw emotional honesty.
Arts and Entertainment
Tempered Rebellion in We Live in a Society
JPEGMAFIA and Flume came together in the EP We Live in a Society for an artistically unbalanced collaboration.
Opinions
The Roots of Radical Rest
By Angelina Lu
It is increasingly crucial to reclaim self-care’s root as a collective tool of resistance.
Opinions
No Place Like Home(lessness)
By Khandaker Mushfikuzzaman, Tamiyyah Shafiq
Homelessness is a systemic problem plaguing New York City and democracy, requiring a call for structural reform and compassion to address its root causes and restore dignity.
News
Stuyvesant’s Journey to Science Olympiad Nationals
By Aanya Baid, Amy Mitchneck, Dilasha Rawal, Jennifer Zheng
Stuyvesant’s Science Olympiad team made history this season by qualifying for Nationals for the first time, showcasing their teamwork and perseverance.
Science
Orange Cats Came Before the Color Orange?
By Tashfia Diha
A number of factors have allowed orange cats to have reproductive success, including their orange fur—the mystery behind their orange fur genetics was recently discovered.
Features
Sparks Fly in STC’s Electrifying Take on Frankenstein
By Amelia Basith, William Chen
Behind the scenes of the STC’s winter drama—all the crews worked together.
Opinions
What If Your High-Protein Diet Is Missing the Point?
By Nina Benson
While protein is an essential nutrient, the recent social media fixation on high-protein diets is an unnecessary fad that promotes misinformation and an unbalanced diet, which can do more harm than good.
Opinions
The Ethics of Autonomous Weapons Systems
As autonomous weapons systems move ahead, we must consider the moral consequences of such calculated combative measures that remove human choice from weapons usage in the military.
Humor
Catching Strays From Your Own APs?
By Jake Chan
A selection of APs roast the choices of Stuy students.
Humor
I wrote this article to meet my end-of-year quota.
By Erin Cho
The title is pretty self-explanatory!
Features
Call me Ray, not Ping Pong: From a Chinese-Thai-American
My last name is 14 characters long, and I’ve always hated it due to the attention it brought and how it made me feel uncomfortable about what culture I wanted to identify with. Even though I still don’t like the name today, I’ve grown to appreciate my last name for its uniqueness and serving as a reminder of who I am.
Humor
We Dropped Out of Science Olympiad. Here’s Why.
By Brandon Hu, Christian Kim, Erin Cho
Stating why we will leave Science Olympiad (objectively the worst club at Stuy)
Features
AP Psychology: The Psychological Toll of the Test Crash
By Fahmida Begum, Ray Lattapongpisut, Shana Tam, Sumaiya Karim, William Chen
As the 2025 Digital AP Psychology exam was ready to start at approximately 12:00 p.m., students worldwide faced issues logging onto their computers. What went from a small inconvenience became a nearly two-hour-long wait, with students reporting varying experiences with the exam.
Arts and Entertainment
“Scandinavian” Scarves and More: The Erasure of South Asian Influence on Western Fashion
By Mira Anant
The frequent appropriation and rebranding of South Asian influence in fashion without acknowledgment reflects a deeper issue of cultural erasure, highlighting the urgent need for genuine appreciation, historical recognition, and ethical collaboration.
Arts and Entertainment
American Sublime: Recognition of the Black American Dream
By Ruby Kennedy
Amy Sherald’s Whitney exhibit American Sublime motivates viewers to clear a space in realism for all Americans to achieve the American Dream.
Science
Leaving the Memories … Or Not: What is the Psychology Behind Nostalgia?
By John Nan
Nostalgia is the emotion felt when one yearns for a memory or an experience, and multivariate pattern analysis can help us better understand the psychology behind it.
Features
The Impact Different Teachers Have on the AP Class Experience at Stuyvesant
By Alice Frank, Rahul Kissoon, Sonam Kanaujia, Yuhn Yan
An exploration into AP classes at Stuyvesant, and how different teachers affect a student’s learning experience.
Arts and Entertainment
Lilo and Stitch: Changed For the Better or For the Worse?
By Sara Bhuiyan
The Lilo and Stitch live-action remake changes the plot of the original film, but do the changes make the film better or worse?
Features
A Magical Moment in Time: My First Ever Experience in Dubai.
When my parents broke the news to me that we had a 12 hour layover in Dubai, I prepared myself for the worst wave of boredom that was to come. Little did I know that this 12 hour layover would turn into the best 12 hours of adventure in my life.
Science
Cramming: Quick Fix or Cognitive Disaster?
By Andrew Zhang
While cramming is a study method employed by students around the world, it can severely affect performance, memory, and mental and physical health.
News
Defeating Deep Fakes
As the use of artificial intelligence technology to develop non-consensual deepfake content spirals out of control, the need for effective legislation has become more apparent than ever.
Science
Scorching Summer 2025: How Record Heat Threatens Our Health
By Daniel Li
The heat for Summer 2025 is projected to be one of the highest recorded heats, driven by factors like greenhouse gases and stalled high-pressure systems, poses significant health and infrastructural threats, necessitating both large-scale mitigation strategies and individual preparedness.
Science
Who Needs GPS When You Have Pigeons?
By Andrew Zhang
Pigeons have been navigating the world for thousands of years, using a variety of complex cues and mechanisms to guide them home.
Humor
Elite Stuyvesant HS imposes AI use in ‘cover-up’ of incompetent WOKE human employees
By Nicole Lui
Stuyvesant High School goes AI-first, and secrets are hiding in its walls.
Features
Interview by Interview: the Behind the Scenes of Big Sibs Selections
The Big Sib program is very popular amongst the student body due to its highly regarded reputation and its honorability. This April, pairs of Big Sib Chairs met up with hundreds of sophomore and junior applicants in Whole Foods for interviews. This article highlights the experiences of both the interviewees and interviewers.
Arts and Entertainment
Bread, Brotherhood, and Bracknell: Reviewing the STC’s The Importance of Being Earnest
By Kabir Madan, Oscar Scribner
STC’s Spring comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, was a triumphant, laughter-filled production that emphasized the promise of Stuyvesant’s future productions.
Arts and Entertainment
An Impossible Mission… One Last Time
By Kabir Madan
While Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) is weighed down at times by heavy exposition and clunky plotting, these flaws are negligible compared to the emotional payoff and jaw-dropping action.
Arts and Entertainment
Lust for a Deceased Head: Richard Strauss’s Salome at the Met Opera
By Albert Shen
Opera review for Salome at the Met
News
Stuyvesant Participatory Budgeting Results in New Lounge Chairs
By Anna Zheng, Ken Wakida, Mufei Yu, Rahul Kissoon
Stuyvesant students were able to vote to implement one of five proposals with the school’s $3,500 participatory budgeting funds—in the end, new lounge chairs for the library received the most votes.
Arts and Entertainment
Andor: Season Two—Welcome to the Rebellion
An review and analysis of the final six episodes of Andor
Features
Sparks Fly in STC’s Electrifying Take on Frankenstein
By Amelia Basith, William Chen
Behind the scenes of the STC’s winter drama—all the crews worked together.
Arts and Entertainment
“A Century of The New Yorker”: The NYPL’s Love Letter to the Magazine
The New York Public Library’s exhibit “A Century of The New Yorker” honors the unique, distinctive style of The New Yorker while also giving viewers a clear understanding of the publication’s history.
News
The Price Point
By Brendan Tan
The Price Point is a series written by News Editor Brendan Tan, covering recent economic events and providing Stuyvesant students with an easy understanding of critical economics concepts that affect our day-to-day lives.
Opinions
What If Your High-Protein Diet Is Missing the Point?
By Nina Benson
While protein is an essential nutrient, the recent social media fixation on high-protein diets is an unnecessary fad that promotes misinformation and an unbalanced diet, which can do more harm than good.
Features
The Torchbearer for All Things NHD: Mr. Moore
APUSH and AP European History teacher Mordecai Moore reflects on his favorite NHD projects and his admiration for Ulysses S. Grant
Features
What We Aren’t Taught: Mount Sinai’s SAVI Hosts Sexual Harassment Training at Stuyvesant
By Noa Salas
Speakers from Mount Sinai’s Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Program (SAVI) visited Stuyvesant to help teach students about sexual assault prevention and support, and to reflect on what can be improved at school.
Arts and Entertainment
How A Miku Who Can’t Sing Speaks Volumes
Colorful Stage! A Miku Who Can’t Sing hits the big screen, cementing itself as a milestone in Vocaloid history… but is it only for the fans?
Arts and Entertainment
Rot and Rain: A Season of Decay in The Last of Us
By Sama Daga
The Last of Us Season Two is a bold, brutal dive into grief and revenge that trades comfort for raw emotional honesty.
Arts and Entertainment
Tempered Rebellion in We Live in a Society
JPEGMAFIA and Flume came together in the EP We Live in a Society for an artistically unbalanced collaboration.
Opinions
The Roots of Radical Rest
By Angelina Lu
It is increasingly crucial to reclaim self-care’s root as a collective tool of resistance.
Opinions
The Ethics of Autonomous Weapons Systems
As autonomous weapons systems move ahead, we must consider the moral consequences of such calculated combative measures that remove human choice from weapons usage in the military.
Opinions
No Place Like Home(lessness)
By Khandaker Mushfikuzzaman, Tamiyyah Shafiq
Homelessness is a systemic problem plaguing New York City and democracy, requiring a call for structural reform and compassion to address its root causes and restore dignity.
News
Stuyvesant’s Journey to Science Olympiad Nationals
By Aanya Baid, Amy Mitchneck, Dilasha Rawal, Jennifer Zheng
Stuyvesant’s Science Olympiad team made history this season by qualifying for Nationals for the first time, showcasing their teamwork and perseverance.
Science
Orange Cats Came Before the Color Orange?
By Tashfia Diha
A number of factors have allowed orange cats to have reproductive success, including their orange fur—the mystery behind their orange fur genetics was recently discovered.
Humor
Catching Strays From Your Own APs?
By Jake Chan
A selection of APs roast the choices of Stuy students.
Humor
I wrote this article to meet my end-of-year quota.
By Erin Cho
The title is pretty self-explanatory!
Features
Call me Ray, not Ping Pong: From a Chinese-Thai-American
My last name is 14 characters long, and I’ve always hated it due to the attention it brought and how it made me feel uncomfortable about what culture I wanted to identify with. Even though I still don’t like the name today, I’ve grown to appreciate my last name for its uniqueness and serving as a reminder of who I am.
Humor
We Dropped Out of Science Olympiad. Here’s Why.
By Brandon Hu, Christian Kim, Erin Cho
Stating why we will leave Science Olympiad (objectively the worst club at Stuy)
Features
AP Psychology: The Psychological Toll of the Test Crash
By Fahmida Begum, Ray Lattapongpisut, Shana Tam, Sumaiya Karim, William Chen
As the 2025 Digital AP Psychology exam was ready to start at approximately 12:00 p.m., students worldwide faced issues logging onto their computers. What went from a small inconvenience became a nearly two-hour-long wait, with students reporting varying experiences with the exam.
Features
AP-ocalypse: Surviving as a Freshman
Jumping into an AP class freshman year is like diving into the deep end—you can’t look back.
Arts and Entertainment
Grime, Gloss, and the Death of Post-Sovietism
Gvasalia’s latest stunt with Balenciaga marks the surgical erasure of Post-Soviet culture he once championed, replaced with an austere, corporate elegance.
Arts and Entertainment
“Scandinavian” Scarves and More: The Erasure of South Asian Influence on Western Fashion
By Mira Anant
The frequent appropriation and rebranding of South Asian influence in fashion without acknowledgment reflects a deeper issue of cultural erasure, highlighting the urgent need for genuine appreciation, historical recognition, and ethical collaboration.
Opinions
My First Political Article: The Importance of Political Discourse
It is crucial to foster open-minded discourse around politics.
Arts and Entertainment
American Sublime: Recognition of the Black American Dream
By Ruby Kennedy
Amy Sherald’s Whitney exhibit American Sublime motivates viewers to clear a space in realism for all Americans to achieve the American Dream.
Science
Leaving the Memories … Or Not: What is the Psychology Behind Nostalgia?
By John Nan
Nostalgia is the emotion felt when one yearns for a memory or an experience, and multivariate pattern analysis can help us better understand the psychology behind it.
Features
The Impact Different Teachers Have on the AP Class Experience at Stuyvesant
By Alice Frank, Rahul Kissoon, Sonam Kanaujia, Yuhn Yan
An exploration into AP classes at Stuyvesant, and how different teachers affect a student’s learning experience.
Arts and Entertainment
Lilo and Stitch: Changed For the Better or For the Worse?
By Sara Bhuiyan
The Lilo and Stitch live-action remake changes the plot of the original film, but do the changes make the film better or worse?
Features
A Magical Moment in Time: My First Ever Experience in Dubai.
When my parents broke the news to me that we had a 12 hour layover in Dubai, I prepared myself for the worst wave of boredom that was to come. Little did I know that this 12 hour layover would turn into the best 12 hours of adventure in my life.
Science
Cramming: Quick Fix or Cognitive Disaster?
By Andrew Zhang
While cramming is a study method employed by students around the world, it can severely affect performance, memory, and mental and physical health.
Opinions
The Death of the Penny
The termination of penny production reflects positive and keen attitudes regarding the transition towards a more modern economy; however, other fiscal policy decisions should still be made and viewed with caution.
News
Defeating Deep Fakes
As the use of artificial intelligence technology to develop non-consensual deepfake content spirals out of control, the need for effective legislation has become more apparent than ever.
Science
Scorching Summer 2025: How Record Heat Threatens Our Health
By Daniel Li
The heat for Summer 2025 is projected to be one of the highest recorded heats, driven by factors like greenhouse gases and stalled high-pressure systems, poses significant health and infrastructural threats, necessitating both large-scale mitigation strategies and individual preparedness.
Science
Who Needs GPS When You Have Pigeons?
By Andrew Zhang
Pigeons have been navigating the world for thousands of years, using a variety of complex cues and mechanisms to guide them home.
Humor
Elite Stuyvesant HS imposes AI use in ‘cover-up’ of incompetent WOKE human employees
By Nicole Lui
Stuyvesant High School goes AI-first, and secrets are hiding in its walls.
Features
Interview by Interview: the Behind the Scenes of Big Sibs Selections
The Big Sib program is very popular amongst the student body due to its highly regarded reputation and its honorability. This April, pairs of Big Sib Chairs met up with hundreds of sophomore and junior applicants in Whole Foods for interviews. This article highlights the experiences of both the interviewees and interviewers.
Arts and Entertainment
Bread, Brotherhood, and Bracknell: Reviewing the STC’s The Importance of Being Earnest
By Kabir Madan, Oscar Scribner
STC’s Spring comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, was a triumphant, laughter-filled production that emphasized the promise of Stuyvesant’s future productions.